GOGO INC
GOGO
Communication Services
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GOGO INC is screened out under 2 exclusion reasons spanning 2 issue categories.
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Gogo Inc. operates a business aviation internet service that has been found to engage in anticompetitive conduct to maintain its market position. In February 2026, a Delaware jury found Gogo liable for infringing on SmartSky Networks' 5G air-to-ground transmission patents, awarding $22.7 million in damages. This patent infringement is part of a broader, ongoing legal conflict. In December 2024, SmartSky filed a separate antitrust lawsuit against Gogo, alleging multiple violations of federal and state laws, including the Sherman Act. The lawsuit, which seeks over $1 billion in damages, accuses Gogo of employing exclusionary tactics to stifle competition in the in-flight connectivity market for private aircraft. This pattern of leveraging intellectual property litigation and alleged anticompetitive practices demonstrates a business model that seeks to extract rents by foreclosing market access to rivals, rather than competing solely on product innovation or service quality.
Gogo Inc. derives its primary revenue from providing in-flight internet connectivity services to commercial airlines and business aviation. The company is excluded under the worker exploitation category, which addresses systematic wage theft, misclassification of employees as contractors, unpaid overtime, or other schemes to extract labor value without fair compensation.
No specific evidence of labor violations at Gogo Inc. has been gathered to substantiate this exclusion. The record requires investigation into the company's employment practices, contractor classification, and any related litigation or regulatory actions to confirm the basis for this categorization.
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